1996 NCAA Division I baseball season

1996 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 275
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions LSU
Runners-up Miami (FL)
MOP Pat Burrell (Miami (FL))
Seasons

 1995

1997 

The 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1996. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1996 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fiftieth time in 1996, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the third time.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1996 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC Virginia
Big East Conference American - West Virginia
National - Villanova
1996 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT West Virginia
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1996 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Penn State 1996 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Beaver Field • State College, PA Indiana
Big West Conference Long Beach State 1996 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament Titan FieldFullerton, CA UNLV
Conference USA South Florida 1996 Conference USA Baseball Tournament Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS Tulane
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard
1996 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Bill Clarke FieldPrinceton, NJ Princeton
Mid-American Conference Kent State 1996 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Gene Michael FieldKent, OH Akron
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Butler 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament Indianapolis, IN Northern Illinois
Mid-Continent Conference Troy State 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Riddle–Pace FieldTroy, AL Northeastern Illinois
North Atlantic Conference Delaware 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament Mahoney Diamond • Orono, ME Delaware
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Southern California
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - Alabama
1996 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Alabama
Southern Conference Georgia Southern 1996 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament College ParkCharleston, SC Georgia Southern
Southwest Conference Texas 1996 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Dan Law FieldLubbock, TX Rice
Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - Georgia State
Southern - Stetson
Western - Jacksonville State
1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Conrad ParkDeLand, FL UCF
West Coast Conference Santa Clara No tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Florida State y 19 5   .792     52 17   .754
#4 Clemson y 17 7   .708     51 17   .750
#18 Georgia Tech y 13 11   .542     40 24   .625
#28 NC State y 13 11   .542     42 19   .689
#19 Virginia y 11 13   .458     44 21   .677
North Carolina 11 13   .458     33 25   .569
Duke 9 14   .391     39 18   .684
Wake Forest 7 16   .304     26 32   .448
Maryland 7 17   .292     24 27   .471
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
American Division
West Virginia xy 15 10 0   .600     33 25 0   .569
Providence x 15 10 0   .600     32 17 1   .650
St. John's 14 10 0   .583     26 18 0   .591
Connecticut 13 12 0   .520     24 23 0   .511
Pittsburgh 9 13 0   .409     24 20 2   .543
Boston College 6 18 0   .250     15 27 0   .357
National Division
Villanova x 16 5 0   .762     25 20 0   .556
Rutgers 15 7 1   .674     32 21 1   .602
Notre Dame y 13 7 0   .650     44 18 0   .710
Georgetown 6 18 0   .250     18 34 0   .346
Seton Hall 5 17 1   .239     18 27 1   .402
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Penn State 19 8   .704     32 24   .571
Indiana y 18 8   .692     43 18   .705
Illinois 17 10   .630     37 22   .627
Michigan 17 11   .607     24 30   .444
Minnesota 15 12   .556     30 26   .536
Ohio State 15 13   .536     36 20   .643
Iowa 13 13   .500     25 22   .532
Northwestern 10 18   .357     26 29   .473
Purdue 8 19   .296     22 32   .407
Michigan State 4 24   .143     14 41   .255
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 15 6   .714     34 26   .567
#26 UNLV 14 7   .667     43 17   .717
UC Santa Barbara 14 7   .667     32 20   .615
#13 Cal State Fullerton 13 8   .619     42 16   .724
Nevada 8 13   .381     28 18   .609
New Mexico State 8 13   .381     25 27   .481
San Jose State 7 14   .333     28 28   .500
Pacific 5 16   .238     24 25   .490
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Florida y 20 4   .833     47 19   .712
Tulane y 18 6   .750     43 20   .683
Southern Miss 14 10   .583     32 28   .533
UAB 13 11   .542     33 25   .569
Charlotte 11 13   .458     29 30   .492
Memphis 9 11   .450     26 28   .481
Saint Louis 9 12   .429     25 24   .510
Louisville 6 15   .286     18 36   .333
Cincinnati 1 19   .050     5 34   .128
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Kent State 21 7 0   .750     30 20 0   .600
Ohio 21 11 0   .656     34 23 0   .596
Toledo 18 14 0   .563     27 27 0   .500
Akron y 18 14 0   .563     37 23 0   .617
Ball State 16 14 0   .533     32 20 1   .613
Central Michigan 16 14 0   .533     31 20 0   .608
Eastern Michigan 16 16 0   .500     26 29 0   .473
Bowling Green 14 17 0   .452     28 22 0   .560
Western Michigan 10 21 0   .323     17 34 0   .333
Miami 5 27 0   .156     12 40 0   .231
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
#3 Florida x 20 10   .667     50 18   .735
#12 Tennessee 18 12   .600     43 20   .683
Kentucky 15 14   .517     35 24   .593
Vanderbilt 14 16   .467     29 25   .537
South Carolina 13 17   .433     25 28   .472
Georgia 8 21   .276     24 30   .444
Western Division
#5 Alabama x 20 10   .667     50 19   .725
#1 LSU x 20 10   .667     52 15   .776
#27 Mississippi State 17 13   .567     38 24   .613
Arkansas 15 15   .500     39 20   .661
Auburn 12 18   .400     32 24   .571
Ole Miss 7 23   .233     24 30   .444
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Georgia Southern y 17 3   .850     46 14   .767
Western Carolina 17 7   .708     32 24   .571
Furman 15 9   .625     26 29   .473
The Citadel 13 10   .565     33 26   .559
Appalachian State 12 10   .545     27 19   .587
East Tennessee State 11 12   .478     26 24   .520
VMI 7 16   .304     17 29   .370
Davidson 6 18   .250     16 33   .327
Marshall 4 17   .190     7 35   .167
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Texas y 17 7   .708     39 24   .619
#17 Texas Tech y 15 9   .625     49 15   .766
Texas A&M 12 12   .500     37 21   .638
Baylor 11 13   .458     32 27   .542
Texas Christian 11 13   .458     34 33   .507
Houston 9 15   .375     29 28   .509
#25 Rice y 9 15   .375     42 23   .646
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1996 season marked the fiftieth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with LSU claiming their third championship with a 9–8 win over Miami (FL) in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Alabama 7  
8  Oklahoma State 5  
  1  Alabama 1  
  5  Miami (FL) 15  
4  Clemson 3
5  Miami (FL) 7  
  5  Miami (FL) 14  
Bracket One
  4  Clemson 5  
8  Oklahoma State 5  
4  Clemson 810  
  1  Alabama 13
  4  Clemson 14  
  5  Miami (FL) 8
  6  LSU 9
2  Florida 5  
7  Florida State 2  
  2  Florida 4
  6  LSU 9  
3  Wichita State 8
6  LSU 9  
  6  LSU 2
Bracket Two
  2  Florida 1  
7  Florida State 8  
3  Wichita State 4  
  2  Florida 6
  7  Florida State 3  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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